Inspired by absolutely nothing in my personal life, we’re listening to break-up songs this week on A Symposium of Popular Songs. I’ll try not to make it too depressing! Send your song recommendations to symposiumofsongs@gmail.com.
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Beck, “The Golden Age” (Sea Change, 2002)
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5:58
Father John Misty, “Goodbye Mr. Blue” (Chloë and the Next Twentieth Century, 2022)
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11:43
Reading: John Updike, “The Morning”
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17:42
Fleetwood Mac, “Silver Springs” (single, 1977)
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22:23
Frazey Ford, “Done” (Indian Ocean, 2014)
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26:33
Michael Roe, “Go with God but Go” (Safe as Milk, 1995)
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29:59
Reading: Pope St. John Paul II, Love and Responsibility
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32:36
Josh Ritter, “Joy to You Baby” (The Beast in Its Tracks, 2011)
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37:08
Bill Mallonee, “Bank” (Permafrost, 2006)
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42:33
Reading: Jeffrey Eugenides, “Capricious Gardens”
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46:13
Laura Cantrell, “Brand New Eyes” (Just Like a Rose, 2023)
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51:05
Tracy Thorn, “Oh, the Divorces!” (Love and Its Opposite, 2010)
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55:30
Barenaked Ladies, “Call and Answer” (Stunt, 1998)
